And the phenomenal Olympian Michael Phelps, who awed the world and garnered a record setting eight gold medals for swimming like a porpoise at last summer’s Olympic Games, was photographed smoking a “bong” – admittedly filled with marijuana (Cannabis).

Speaking of super athletes who like Cannabis, check out Arnold Schwarzenegger, current Governor of California, smoking “weed” on his famous documentary “Pumping Iron“Gov. Schwarzenenegger Smokes Marijuana

Interestingly, there is a scientific basis for the use of Cannabis in working out and historical basis for efficacy of Cannabis in hard labor in general, as in the case of the plantation owners in Jamaica who saw to it that their slave workers in the sugarcane fields had enough good Ganja (Cannabis) to dilate their blood vessels – bringing the blood near the surface of the skin, cooling the body and enabling more working hours in the hot sun.

Also, the bronchial dilation action of Cannabis would be a boon to a swimmer, allowing more efficient oxygen-to-blood transfer and greater capacity for the lungs.

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[…] Richard L. Reece, MD wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Celebrity Cannabis use is in the news again, visible tips of icebergs with incredible masses of people hidden below – people whose lives and civil rights have been set adrift in the prohibition ocean. President Obama’s half-brother George in Africa was hauled out of his home for one joint. And the phenomenal Olympian Michael Phelps, whose record setting eight gold medals for swimming like a porpoise at last summer’s Olympic Games awed the world, was photographed smoking a “bong” – admittedly filled with marijuana (Cannabis). The Associated Press’ You Tube channel has posted a video of the photo and news story, complete with Phelps’ sad apology for his “regrettable behavior” in using a God-given plant: […]